The authors propose leveraging phenotypic data from the few bacteria in resource collections that are well characterized with the larger numbers of bacteria for which there exist genetic sequence data, using ideas from systems biology.

Three relatively simple optimization models of forests explain a remarkable range of forest responses to altered resource availability, and may offer an improvement over more widely used numerical simulation models.

A graphical analysis of the connectivity of four major crops grown in the United States provides insights into how crop pests and diseases might spreadand how prevention of and response to outbreaks might be improved.

The authors present data indicating that the 2007 horseshoe crab harvest in Delaware Bay exceeds that of 1990, despite restrictions imposed in the interim. Moreover, it appears that there has been no recovery in populations of red knots that feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs.

Mesocarnivores are small to midsized species that are more numerous and diverse than larger carnivores, and they often live close to humans. Their ecological roles can be altogether different from those of their larger brethren, so a fuller assessment is warranted.

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